Cashing in on greenwashing? Egyptian solar companies sell carbon certificates to Global North
Some note that carbon trading does little to reduce the net production of harmful emissions.
Some note that carbon trading does little to reduce the net production of harmful emissions.
Many voices caution about the feasibility of establishing a national industry for the product
World Bank policies are increasing carbon emissions in Egypt, exacerbating risk for the most vulnerable
This month’s issue of the Armed Forces magazine “Al-Defaa” (Defense) features a full-page ad with decidedly retro graphic design promoting a thoroughly modern product: Against a green and white backdrop…
Egypt’s government has granted four renewable energy companies permission to contract directly with private industrial consumers in what an informed source described…
“Egypt is the country where I had the idea to make this project," said pilot Bertrand Piccard.
Piles of garbage. Extended power outages. Water cuts. Choking clouds of black smoke from rice burning in the Delta. To most people,…
Cairo Solar chairman Hesham Tawfik became the first Egyptian to benefit from the feed-in tariff approved in 2014 when he sold solar…
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb has approved the Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy’s proposal to set a tariff for buying energy from…
Egypt’s frequent power cuts are likely to continue for two to three years, despite the government’s proposed reforms to the energy sector,…
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